Capturing the History of Edisto Island: Oral History Interview with Beulah Washington

Capturing the History of Edisto Island: Oral History Interview with Beulah Washington

Andy Welkley · Beuluh Washington 3.4.2022

 

Beulah Washington

Born in Gaffney, SC, she was a beloved part of the Edisto community for decades.  For 58 years, she was married to Rev. McKinley Washington who was a Presbyterian minister on Edisto, a SC Representative and a SC Senator, serving in the SC General Assembly from 1975 until 1999.  They were both prominent in Edisto’s Black community and were active in the civil rights movement.

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